The Best In The Business

[strak33]

Dem stars 



And heres the avatar with dem stars



Will display for 24 hours then hide them!

thoughts on the avatar btw?

Its ok. Blue note = station though

[pleno1]

PokerStars Zoom Hand #105788638126:  Hold'em No Limit ($1/$2) - 2013/10/20 20:46:18 CET [2013/10/20 14:46:18 ET]
Table 'Aenna' 6-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: jarreone ($298 in chips)
Seat 2: pads1161 ($593.24 in chips)
Seat 3: MakoEv ($204 in chips)
Seat 4: SOSIAN ($148.20 in chips)
Seat 5: Duerk ($200 in chips)
Seat 6: AndrewBoccia ($227.02 in chips)
pads1161: posts small blind $1
MakoEv: posts big blind $2
*** HOLE CARDS ***
Dealt to pads1161 [ ]
SOSIAN: calls $2
Duerk: raises $7 to $9
AndrewBoccia: folds
jarreone: folds
pads1161: calls $8
MakoEv: folds
SOSIAN: raises $29 to $38
Duerk: raises $162 to $200 and is all-in
pads1161: folds
SOSIAN: calls $110.20 and is all-in
Uncalled bet ($51.80) returned to Duerk
*** FLOP *** [ ]
*** TURN *** [ ] []
*** RIVER *** [ ] []
***SHOW DOWN ***
SOSIAN: shows [ ] (two pair, Kings and Tens)
Duerk: shows [ ] (two pair, Aces and Tens)

[pleno1]

Another good day..

Played 4500 hands and won 2600 and then was able to cash in 2000 on bonuses too.

Click to see full-size image.

For those who had the freeroll for less than 17500 hands

Click to see full-size image.

So managed to do more than the amount and won almost 40bis, a really great weekend and happy at myself for locking down and grinding.

[dwayne110]

Gee whizz, mbn to be Pads

[pleno1]

wp sir


$1/$2 Zoom No Limit Holdem 
PokerStars 
6 Players 
Hand Conversion Powered by weaktight.com 
 
Stacks: 
UTG  ($208) 104bb 
UTG+1  ($98) 49bb 
CO  ($340.29) 170bb 
pleno1 (BTN)  ($231) 116bb 
SB  ($178.39) 89bb 
BB  ($197.62) 99bb 
 
Pre-Flop: ($3, 6 players) pleno1 is BTN :jc :jh 
3 folds, pleno1 raises to $4, SB calls $3, BB raises to $18, pleno1 raises to $39, SB folds, BB goes all-in $197.62, pleno1 calls $158.62 
 
Flop: : : : ($399.24, 2 players, 1 all-in) 
 
Turn: : ($399.24, 2 players, 1 all-in) 
 
River: : ($399.24, 2 players, 1 all-in) 
 
Final Pot: $399.24 
pleno1 shows two pair, Jacks and Deuces 
:jc :jh 
BB shows a pair of Deuces 
: :qs 
 
pleno1 wins $396.44 (net +$198.82) 
 
SB lost $4 
BB lost $197.62 

[NoCardDSC]

Another good day..

Played 4500 hands and won 2600 and then was able to cash in 2000 on bonuses too.

Click to see full-size image.

For those who had the freeroll for less than 17500 hands

Click to see full-size image.

So managed to do more than the amount and won almost 40bis, a really great weekend and happy at myself for locking down and grinding.

Looking like a very decent weekend mate, wp. Keep it up.

[pleno1]

Thanks mate.

[Tal]

When you decide you want to work on part of your game, how do you go about doing it?

Say you identify you are 3betting in the blinds more than you ought. What do you do next and how do you measure success?

[pleno1]

I played terribly today, its weird, like I think this weekend Ive been in the zone and grinding and playing the best I ever  have then today I started at 10pm and basically played shit. Early in session had set over set 3 times and just went into playing aggro trying to get back even. Ended up winning 550 but stopped as was playing bad, pretty annoying. Will be evaluating how I prepare before sessions and working with a proper mental coach.

Click to see full-size image.

We were speaking at dinner about what feels like breakeven. Like because the swings are in the 1000s when we win 500 it feels like a breakeven day or a bad day, if we played every day and made 500 bucks that would be 170,000 before rakeback! Its a weird mindset and any other job would be delighted but its just the way it is. Played some really great hands today too but I dont deserve to brag about them because I didnt do the bread and butter well and doing that is the most important and if I think Im the best in the business im just going to play too spewy.

[pleno1]

When you decide you want to work on part of your game, how do you go about doing it?

Say you identify you are 3betting in the blinds more than you ought. What do you do next and how do you measure success?

I probably do this different to others.

If I play a hand I think is cool Ill send on skype to about 3-5 people who i respect and get their opinions. If they like the line then I will find myself in that spot again maybe 3 or 4 times and then I will confirm to myself if I like the line and it becomes part of my game plan.

Generally people lose or breakeven because they lose from the blinds heavily. Of course as you have to put money in the pot and fold a lot you lose. Generally you try to keep it below -60bb 100 which you then compensate with winning from the other positions to hopefully somewhere between 61-65 for a good winrate. -40 is considered very good afaik.

Over the last month Ive constructed a gameplan by accident, ie Ive just started doing things and its became my gameplan that ive now thought about what im doing and Im very certain about it, my combined loss rate is -30bb now over 150k hands which is a small sample but still a good indication. Id never share my gameplan on a public forum but its very far from GTO and its different to how any other reg plays but it plays into my strengths that ive worked on over the last few years which is generally being able to play lots of difficult spots post flop.

I never do actual leakbusters I just get feelings in game which make me not feel 100% comfortable and thus question myself and I try to copy the hand instantly and send to a friend. Example...

[01:17:07] Patrick Leonard: http://www.boomplayer.com/en/poker-h...142_61B330F630
thoguths?
think its important for this reaon to have these in c call range?
[01:18:35] x: whats ur plan on a turn or something tho
[01:18:57] x: i would usually just c/f flop but could well be too weak
[01:19:20] Patrick Leonard: i think we should never ever fold especially with bdfd
[01:19:31] Patrick Leonard: otherwise on any kind of broadway card we have no continuing range
[01:19:36] Patrick Leonard: and just get barreled all time
[01:20:23] Patrick Leonard: on any run out
[01:20:29] x: yeah thats very true
[01:20:35] x: but lots of cards we're screwed on
[01:20:56] x: feels really dirty to just c/c and c/f turn
[01:20:58] Patrick Leonard: well we just fold on the ones we brick
[01:21:06] Patrick Leonard: we need some range where were folding turn
[01:21:10] x: and do people bluff 3b a lot here btn vs HJ
[01:21:16] Patrick Leonard: like we should continue on 50-60ish% of turns
[01:21:21] Patrick Leonard: yeh all time
[01:21:26] Patrick Leonard: stopped btn v co as too obv
[01:21:29] Patrick Leonard: so ot vs hj
[01:21:32] Patrick Leonard: as utg still strong

So now from a hand I wasnt 100% sure on, prob about 90% I write to a few friends on skype, confirm my initial thoughts and reiterate a though about button tendancies and will now be automatically in my brain for future spots.

[Tal]

That's a fascinating answer.

[pleno1]

A friend one the party major (200k) on Sunday so is taking all the Budapest grinders out for dinner this evening and their girlfriends. We're going to a really nice chinesenthat specializes in duck. The duck is absolutely sublime and the company is generally great. We've flipped for about 15 meals recently and I haven't had to pay for one which is kinda ridiculous!

One of the guys I'm closest to in Budapest moves to brazil next week so it will be sad to see him leave, but it's great that there is such a strong community here. My gf spoke about perhaps wanting to return to Malta where she used to live. I've not lived there yet so maybe that's the next place to be for 6-12months.

[celtic]

My Da was from Malta. I've been there over 20 times. I know your burd knows it etc, but if you want any advise, feel free to ask.

For the record, I have a flat there, and would move there tomorrow if I could. Eso is a native too, and knows it quite well.

[pleno1]

Anoither terrible session from me performance wise. Ended up winning 200 and quit.

Click to see full-size image.

When I start a session well I play very good, probably 10bb winner at 200nl, but if I start badly I change my gameplan completely, being incredibly spewy, 3betting, 4betting, peeling anything with the hope of running good and getting lucky. Its really bad. Something I will work on with the mental guys for sure..

Anyway had a great night beforehand so will post a tiny trip report in a minute.

[pleno1]

So the guy in the blue shirt in the picture below won the party major on Sunday which is 200k gted. We enjoy going to this duck restaurant thats really delicious. We get a bunch of food, lots of alcohol and everybody is really good to converse with. Usually in poker groups you get a lot of people you may not enjoy spending time with or just dont do it for you but with the crew thats in Budapest atm they are all genuinely very nice and enjoy spending time with them.

Click to see full-size image.

From blue shirt left

Shane - Won the party major yesterday plays high stakes plo and high stakes mtts, paid for everything, very generous!
His gf - First time shes come with us, doesnt grind!
Her friend - Again first time weve met but seemed really fun
James - The guy taking on the huge bet at the moment, his blog is fun and the video blogs are very entertaining!  http://forumserver.twoplustwo.com/54/poker-beats-brags-variance/thedrunklife-sne-2013-propbet-thread-430k-vpps-73-days-1381779/#post40659091 , Born in Preston but brought up in America
Konrad - Dan Morgans nemesis online! Big HU SNG reg. From Canada
Alex - American HU cash grinder, very nice guy, more on him later..
Uzi - Introduced to me by LilDave and incredibly funny guy. Probably the biggest PLO crushers Ive met. Has a 80k vs 10k prop bet in December to win 300bis!!!!
Anthony - First guy I met in Budapest and guy I speak to most, HU cash grinder and is branching out to 6max. Scottish!
ME!
Dan - Fixed Limit American reg, pretty new to me but very funny in a dry way


So the group are always propping on things and theres some huge bets atm, especially James supernova elite bet that is the main conversation at the moment!

Today we were in a back room with the big table, in the back room was the lobster tank that they kept the lobster in that you could order. Alex was made an X amount to dunk his whole head under the water and lick the lobster. Was pretty hilarious and the waiter was bemused how Alex was soaking dripping wet walking out of the restaurant.

If you guess how much he was paid either side then whoever is closest and within ten dollars of the actual amount Ill send an amount on stars when I wake up.



gogogogogogogogogog